Picture hanger



June 2, 1931. R. BRQDER 1,308,521

PICTURE HANGER Filed March 20, 1930 I NVENTOL, REE/v BRUDER PatentedJune 2, 1931 -UNITED STATES REUBE Buonnalor NEW YORK, N. Y.

PICTURE HANGER K Application mea March 2o, 193m serialY no. 437,532. L

This invention relates to improvements in hangers used for suspendingpictures, mirrors, tapestries and the like from walls, one object beingto provide a simple and inexpen- 'L54 sive locking device embodied inand cooperating with the hook-shaped portion of the hanger to preventthe accidental disengagement of the hanger from the picture molding.

Another object of this invention is to pro- 10 vide Van ornamentaldevice for concealing' the hanger proper, and integrally connected toand forming a convenient means for operating the hanger locking device.

Another object of this invention is to provide a picture hangercomprising a hook shaped member and a cooperating andV detachable memberwhich functions as a picture hanger locking device, the said ydetachablemember being adapted to be locked in a predetermined position in thehook-shaped member. Y Y

Another object of this invention is to provide a picture hanger whichmay be used either on a picture molding -or on a nail sc rew or hookdriven into a wall, all of the said hanging means being in the rear ofthe hook shaped portion ofthe hanger and concealed from view, and the'nail receiving means being in the lower end of the hanger. Y

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thearrangement, and combination of the parts, theessential features ofwhich arehereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out inthe appended claims and are illustratedin the accompanying/drawings, inwhich: n

Figure 1 is an edge view of my improved picture hanger. and picturehanger ylocking device as it appears when mountedin positionen amolding, the hanger being. partly insection. f Figure 2 is a rearV viewof the assembled -picture hanger.l v

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the hookshaped portion of the picturehanger as it appears when hung on a nail; the front face having anaperture Vfor the picture hanger locking-device.

50 Figure-4 is a perspective viewk of an elongated snap fastening meansforming the male member of the hanger locking device.

Figure 5 shows 'a`V fragmentof the hookshaped portion of thehanger,comprising a modified aperture which serves to fix the position ofthe'hang-er-.locking device. Figure 6 shows a fragment ofthe hookshapedportion of thehange'ncomprisinga modified aperture which servestoprevent'the hanger locking devicel from becoming disengaged.

In the illustrated embodiment ofthe invention, my improved picture`hanger is made of two parts, a hook-shapedllangerfl andxa rosette 2attached tof-orma cooperating unif.

tary article of manufacture.A 4 g The bodyportion of thehanger l has anupper hookfl to engage a picture" molding. The lower end ofthebodyportion, 3 has a hook 5 to engage ay picture or mirror cord 6 ofcircular cross section. (The hook'tV- is inwardly bent to embrace andclamp the cord 6, and has a straight end'portion7 'substantiallyparallel ywith thev body` portion 3 of the hanger 1.v The straightportion 7'is provided with an aperture 8 which lconsists of a lowerenlarged portion 9and a-smaller upper portion 10.i As bestshownvinFigure 2,-the upper portion 10 'of the aperture 8 isY-adapted'to kengage the backof'the head of a nail after the head has`been.passedfthrough the lower enlarged portion 9. lAt the bottom of thehook 5 there is provided a downwardly facing aperture 1l which serves toreceive a cord (not shown) whichmaybe clamp-ed within thesaid h'oolrl5.yThis aperture 1l serves to support a picture hung onga single verticalcord in'placeofzthecordw The upper hook 4 and the lower hooklarello-Ycat'ed'on the same side ofthe body portion 3. `,Securedto theouterfacerofthehanger l isthe rosette or covering device Q'Qwhich is ,of4 aSize suicent ,ta @over .and V`hide the hanger, theresettalng-preerablydetachably secured to the hanger by means/of a male'fastening element or snap lmemberQlQ, which permits replacement `withyother interchangeable rosettes.4 TheJ molding 22k is yof, a typegenerally provided nearthe ceiling of "a room. Thel Vpicture rhangersare'usually -falling out or vloosely mounted on the moldings and in noway fastened thereto. Due to the stiffness of the cord which is usuallyreenfo-rced with Wires, there is a tendency to throw the hanger 0H themolding while the picture is being adj usted on the wall. The picturehangers frequentlyV become disengaged from the moldings thereby allowingtheipicturesV to drop'. To overcome this disengaging tendency, I

have devised the simple expedientof elonV gating the snap member1'2'to'form av picture hanger locking member 13 which projecS nwardly ofthe hanger just below the` head bead 14 of the molding 22. This lockingmember 13 strikes the head bead 14 of the molding 22'whe`nthere is atendency tov dis'- place thehanger therefrom andcauses the hanger toremain in` its proper` position. TheV accidental disengagement of ithehanger is thus eliminated; It is'to be noted that the head/bead lt'iscircularly formed and accordingly the most effective point to strikethebead' is atits vertical center line and the lockingV member orextension-13 is made long enoughv to reach substantially' to thevertical center line of the head'bead.'

Asbestshown in' Figure't, the locking lmember 13 comprises two elongatedVsubstantially semi-ci`rcular resilient arms 15,' 15, which have beenextruded from a metal plate 16. rIfhis plate is preferably of 'circularform and' has 'four right angularly bentspur's 17, 17', 17, 17,extrudedtherefrom, in a direction opposite' to that ofthe locking member'18.

f The spurs are adapted to enter'th'e woodwork tend verticallyinto thevaperture 187to enter between the arms 15,' 15' and-prevent rota-tionofthe rosette. ,'Another' modification is shown in Figure where 'akey-way slot2 0 extending` downwardly from Vthe aperture 18 is providedyin which to press down the snap member 12 and prevent the rosette Zandthe locking membery lfrom falling out of the aperture 18' and' becomingdisengaged" from the hanger 1l i Asshownin Figure 36p-the,hangerissupported on a nail 21A andthecordis clamped in the lower hook 5whichv isinwardly bent after the cor'dgis insertedtherein. y Itistobenoted thatv when the hanger is LsujsedVithout a rosette,that theaperture 18 may be omitted.

Itis'to `benoted thatv while theupper and lower hooks 'are located asshown on the same `side of the body of the hanger, that the lower 4hookmaybe-bent on the opposite sideiof@ the receta;

body and form a hanger having a shape substantially likethe letter S.

It is thus readily seen that there has been providedV a combined picturehanger and rosette provided with means to prevent their accidentaldisengagement from a molding andfwhich arealso provided-with detachablematingfasteningelements for ,retaining the ,picture hanger and rosetteoperatively as* sociated. A It is also readily seen that this picturehangerv may be hung on a molding or on anail either in combination withor without the rosette.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodimentof my invention, it is obviousfthat--various change'smay bemade inthepr'oportion and mi-nordetails of :construction within-@the scope' of;the: appended claims;

Havingfthus described my invention, I,I

claim z as new vand desire' to secure-by: Letters Patenti' n Y 1.4Alpicture hanger comprising a-bodyhaving an upper supporting .hookcurveddownwardly to l engageaa?--wall=fmolding, a-lower cord-supportinghook,v 'curved fupwardl-y, the upper and-lower hooks being@ located fon:the same side of thebody, the .saidporjd-supporting-f. hook beinginwardly bentri and adapted to embrace-and clamp,a picture;cord therein,4

and"beingA also krprovided,with a= straight; end portion: having-5 anai'lfrecei'ving aperture therein. Y

2. A picturehanger- -comprising inl coin,-

bination anybody memberhavingfon `one'vside thereof an upper supportinghook,` curved downward-ly vto-engage laymolding headL-bead, a lowerIcord-,supp ortin g hook'curve'd upwardly, and fan. ornamentalcoveringgmember detachably aflixed on the otherfside' ofthe Said lbody-member.andfhaving;means-penetrating through ythe body andextending-` 4beneath lthe molding: head beady and-forming,- aj lockingmeans forsa-idfpicture hangen 3. In combination, apicture hanger-having-anupperfhook curvedto engage amolding headbead, .a device `for coveringsaid. hanger provided with a rprojectingfastening element and adapted toenter` an aperture in-thefbofdy of said hanger',v said elementgprojectingftherefrom and resting below; the head. bead so as t0` Preventaccidental,dsengagmentletthe lIn combination,` apicture'hangerfliavinguan upper hook engagingfag molding' head bead, adevice for covering saidhanger Iprovided with a rightangular mallefastening elementntegral with'the 'cbv'ering deviceand adapted to enteran aperture inthe body yof said hanger to ret ain 'theYhangerandcove'r-'op eratively associated?andpene'trating through thebody ofl theV hangen and extending beneath'the molding'head bead soas'to prevent accidental disengagement of the ihangerfrom the-molding,s'aid male fastening element'fexi tending substantially to the centerline of the head bead.

5. In combination, a picture hanger having an upper hook engaging amolding head bead, a device for covering said hanger provided with amale fastening element integral with the covering device and adapted toenter a female fastening element in the body of said hanger to retainthe hanger and cover, said fastening elements being positioned beneaththe molding head bead and one of said elements forming a locking meansfor said picture hanger.

6. In combination, a picture hanger comprising abody having an upperhook curved downwardly to engage a Wall molding and a lowercord-supporting hook curved upward- 1y, a device for covering saidh'anger provided with a fastening element adapted to engage a matingfastening element in the body of said hanger to retain the hanger andcover, said fastening elements being positioned beneath the molding headbead and one of said elements forming a locking means for said picturehanger.

Signed at New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, this18 day of March, A. D. 1930.

REUBEN BRUDER.

